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Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Sunday, August 02, 2020
Priority:Normal
Notice:

 

August 02, 2020            Sunday

 

 

 

USCG Houston / Galveston Sector – Captain Jason Smith COTP

 

 

Hurricane Season

June 1st – November 30th

Be prepared

 

 

                

Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 

 

 

NOAA Weather

GMZ300-030415-

Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60

nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible today as a weak

boundary exits the area. High pressure will build into the  region

early this week and persist through the week bringing light onshore

flow and low seas. 

 

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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic

 

Galveston / Texas City // Open  to all vessel traffic

 

Freeport // Open to all vessel

 

 

 

 

NOAA Weather Service

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA FREEPORT

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday

Partly Cloudy<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    88° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low            77° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           93° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    59%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.01 in / 1016.6 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    72° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      10 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index  95° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind     N 3 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday

Fair

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     87° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low             80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High            90° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     65%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.01 in / 1016.2 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    74° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      10 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index   95° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind   N 6 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday

Fair

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     87° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low             77° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High            90° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     63%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer   30.01 in / 1016.3 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint     73° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility       10  miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index   94° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind       Calm

Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 1056 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21 – POGA

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Steady = 46’08”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Steady = 46’08”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising  = 46’07”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Rising  = 46’05”

 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1056 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21 - POGA

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NE gusts to 8 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from N gusts to 8 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NE gusts to 7 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from WNW gusts to 5 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NW gusts to 5 knots

 

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1

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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay

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FZUS54 KHGX 021506

CWFHGX

 

Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

 

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship

Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest

1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average

highest 10 percent of the waves.

 

GMZ300-030415-

Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60

nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible today as a weak

boundary exits the area. High pressure will build into the  region

early this week and persist through the week bringing light onshore

flow and low seas. 

 

$$

 

GMZ335-030415-

Galveston Bay-

1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming east in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms early in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after

midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after

midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters

smooth.

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

 

$$

 

GMZ330-030415-

Matagorda Bay-

1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in

the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after

midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest

after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters

smooth.

 

$$

 

GMZ350-355-030415-

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out

20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-

1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon.

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after

midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest

after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to

2 feet.

 

$$

 

GMZ370-375-030415-

Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to

60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-

1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in

the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after

midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest

after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to

2 feet.

 

$$

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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAOFFNT4.shtml<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER

http://www.khou.com/weather/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams

https://www.galveston.com/webcams/

 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams

https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/

https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/

 

 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams

https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/   

https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731

 

 

Please visit our WEB Site<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> www.moranshipping.com<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for port tide tables <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

http://www.portofhouston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman

197’ (Morgan’s Point)

197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City

http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is 40’00 FW at MLT.  The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions.  Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 41, & 42

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston

http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately    miles from GB Buoy <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW.  The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.  At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is 45’00”.

 

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Army Corp of Engineers

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots Association

http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots

http://galvestonpilots.com/galtexnew/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots

www.brazospilots.com

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NOAA

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For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.